First report of the taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus in Norway

IF 3.1 2区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102508

Andrea Cotes-Perdomo , Arnulf Soleng , Kristian Alfsnes , Åshild Andreassen

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Abstract

The distribution range of the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, has increased in the last decade in Northern Europe. We performed samplings at nine locations in Nordland County, east and northeast of Brønnøysund, south of the Arctic Circle in July 2023. Four of 62 ticks collected were identified as I. persulcatus (one female, two males and one nymph), the remaining were identified as Ixodes ricinus (9 females, 2 males and 47 nymphs). This is the first report of I. persulcatus in Norway. Given the importance of I. persulcatus as vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and more pathogenic subtypes of the tick-borne encephalitis virus, more research should be done focusing on its distribution, ecology and associated pathogens in Norway.

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挪威首次发现针叶林扁虱

针叶林扁虱的分布范围在过去十年中在北欧有所扩大。我们于2023年7月在北极圈以南Brønnøysund东部和东北部的Nordland县的9个地点进行了采样。采集到的62只蜱中，有4只为过土蜱（1雌2雄1若虫），其余为蓖麻伊蚊（9雌2雄47若虫）。这是挪威首次报道的一种植物。鉴于过sulcati作为伯氏疏螺旋体（Borrelia burgdorferi）和蜱传脑炎病毒（tick-borne encephalitis virus）更多致病性亚型媒介的重要性，应针对其在挪威的分布、生态和相关病原体开展更多研究。

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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases INFECTIOUS DISEASES-MICROBIOLOGY

CiteScore

6.90

自引率

12.50%

发文量

185

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal. It publishes original research papers, short communications, state-of-the-art mini-reviews, letters to the editor, clinical-case studies, announcements of pertinent international meetings, and editorials. The journal covers a broad spectrum and brings together various disciplines, for example, zoology, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, mathematical modelling, veterinary and human medicine. Multidisciplinary approaches and the use of conventional and novel methods/methodologies (in the field and in the laboratory) are crucial for deeper understanding of the natural processes and human behaviour/activities that result in human or animal diseases and in economic effects of ticks and tick-borne pathogens. Such understanding is essential for management of tick populations and tick-borne diseases in an effective and environmentally acceptable manner.